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Saturday 11 April 2020

Reopening The Economy, In This Economy?

I've Read The Plans To Reopen The Economy — They're Scary, Reddit's Biggest Stock Market Forum Implodes Under Insider Trading Accusations , Iceland Has Tested More Of Its Population For Coronavirus Than Anywhere Else — Here's What It Learned, and more.
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SO WHAT NOW?
AHEAD OF THE CURVE
Iceland Has Tested More Of Its Population For Coronavirus Than Anywhere Else. Here's What It Learned
usatoday.com
By Friday, Iceland will have achieved something no other country has: tested 10% of its population for coronavirus, a figure far higher than anywhere else in the world.
ANYONE GOT A BETTER IDEA?
I've Read The Plans To Reopen The Economy. They're Scary
vox.com
There is no plan to return to normal.
KEEP IT CLEAN
The Products That Have Seen The Biggest Online Shopping Increases Since The Pandemic Started, Charted
digg.com
The COVID pandemic has led to some drastic changes in online shopping behavior. Here are the goods that people have buying more these days.
HOW CONVENIENT IS THAT
A Company Promised Cheap Ventilators To The Government, Never Delivered And Is Now Charging Quadruple The Price For New Ones
propublica.org
Royal Philips N.V. agreed in September to sell 10,000 ventilators to the US for $3,280 each. It did not deliver. But the Dutch company just announced a new deal with the government. This time, it's charging roughly $15,000 each.
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Getting Nutrition Advice The Easy Way
noom.com
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PICTURE THIS
A Secret Family History, Reconstructed In The Present, And More Best Photography Of The Week
digg.com
Every week, we curate the best new photography and photojournalism on the web, so you can spend your weekend kicking back and enjoying some beautiful pictures. Here are this week's picks: The 'Absurdity, Humor And Grandeur' Of Siberia View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michael Turek (@michaelturek) on Mar 21, 2020 at […]
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A PICTURE IS WORTH $1,000
Here Are The Staged Rowing Photos That Lori Loughlin Allegedly Used To Get Her Daughters Into College
buzzfeednews.com
Prosecutors released photos showing Loughlin's daughters, including influencer Olivia Jade, on a rowing machine to show they were "real" athletes as part of their college applications.
WORD ON THE STREET
Reddit's Biggest Stock Market Forum Implodes Under Insider Trading Accusations
dailydot.com
This week, after shocking allegations emerged about the subreddit's founder, r/WallStreetBets went dark.
TAKE OUR ONLINE POLE
Inside The Strip Clubs Of Instagram
nytimes.com
Going digital may be better for dancers.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
'LOOKS LIKE MORE THAN A PARTY OF TEN'
This Lady Chiding A Nest Of Baby Snakes For Not Social Distancing Is Completely Delightful
rumble.com
Being inside a nest of baby snakes: bad, gross, no thanks. Filming a nest of baby snakes from a safe distance: good, very cute, more snakes please.
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Cooking A Whole Lot More? Step Up Your Hot Sauce Game
huckberry.com
Don't settle for mediocre cuisine just because you can't hang out in your favorite restaurants.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
ALL WE GOT IS THIS T-SHIRT
DARE: The Anti-Drug Program That Never Actually Worked (2015)
priceonomics.com
Studies showed early on that kids who went through DARE weren't any less likely to do drugs. Why did schools keep using it?
STRONG AT THE BROKEN PLACES
A Tumor Stole Every Memory I Had. This Is What Happened When It All Came Back (2015)
qz.com
My brain tumor introduced itself to me on a grainy MRI, in the summer of 2009, when I was 28 years old.
HEAR THAT WHISTLE BLOWING
The $9 Billion Witness (2014)
rollingstone.com
Meet the woman JPMorgan Chase paid one of the largest fines in American history to keep from talking.
The weekend is still the weekend. Nothing can take that from us.

Friday 10 April 2020

Gogh Exotic

The Best-Case Scenario For Coronavirus, 'Tiger King' Is A Wild Ride. And Largely Misleading, Thieves Stole A Vincent Van Gogh Painting Worth Millions Last Week. This Is What Happens Next, and more.
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SOMEWHERE ALONG THE CURVE
'BREAKING THE WAVE'
A New Way To Measure How Far Countries Are From Stopping The Coronavirus
graphics.reuters.com
To get a sense of how far each country is from containing the disease, we can look at a new shape that charts the rate at which people are dying from the disease.
THE MORE INFECTIOUS, THE BETTER?
The Best-Case Scenario For Coronavirus
nymag.com
The virus may be way more infectious than we think it is. If it is, it would mean we are closer to the end of the epidemic, and that the virus is much less deadly than we think.
'PEOPLE DON'T COME BACK FROM THAT'
I Spent Six Days On A Ventilator With COVID-19. It Saved Me, But My Life Is Not The Same
washingtonpost.com
I used to run marathons. After being on a ventilator, I get winded from walking.
UNDERLYING DIVISIONS
The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Cleave America In Two
theatlantic.com
In the coming months and years, there will really be two pandemics in America.
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Things Are Uncertain Right Now. Here's How You Can Keep Your Business Healthy
digg.com
Four things every entrepreneur can do to safeguard yourself and your business.
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PICK A HOUSE, ANY HOUSE
The Week's Best Quarantine Memes, Ranked
digg.com
All the internet can talk about is coronavirus, which means there are lots of memes about it. Here are some of the funniest.
WHAT A RIDE
SOCIAL FENCING
Thieves Stole A Vincent Van Gogh Painting Worth Millions Last Week. This Is What Happens Next
esquire.com
What do the criminals do with The "Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring," and how could they get caught?
ROOT N' TOOTIN'
Are Plants Listening To Us? It Depends Who You Ask
thewalrus.ca
A controversial 1970s book claimed that plants can hear. It turns out its authors might not have been entirely wrong
DONUT PASS GO
The Saga Of Punkin' Donuts
chicagoreader.com
How a doughnut-shop parking lot became a confluence of Chicago youth subcultures — and what killed it off.
BINGE FACTS, NOT FICTION
'Tiger King' Is A Wild Ride. And Largely Misleading
outsideonline.com
There are some fundamental differences between the facilities and owners that the series leaves out.
VIDEO OF THE DAY
MOVE OVER, ALEC BALDWIN
America's Best Trump Impersonator Has Some Thoughts About CNN And Dr. Fauci
digg.com
"Fauci stays locked up with the rest of the Keebler elves, and we don't let him out — only for Fox News."
IN THE NEWS
New York Using Mass Graves Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
US Spy Agencies Collected Raw Intelligence Hinting At Public Health Crisis In China In November
South Korean Agency To Probe Why Dozens Of 'Cured' Coronavirus Patients Tested Positive Again
People Are Luring In-Demand Instacart Shoppers With Big Tips — And Then Changing Them To Zero
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The Only Thing We Like More Than Star Trek Is Supporting Independent Artists
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BURIED IN BALTIMORE
The Mysterious Murder Of A Nun Who Knew Too Much (2015)
huffingtonpost.com
Baltimore parents trusted Father Joseph Maskell. Maybe they shouldn't have.
'NOTHING BAD HAPPENS TO GOOD GIRLS'
The Most Hated Woman On The Russian Internet (2017)
wired.com
Anna Zhavnerovich knew she was taking a risk when she publicized the details of her assault online. But in doing so, she joined a growing movement of survivors fighting back against Russia's Kremlin-influenced trolling machine.
'DEFINITELY A MINDBLOWER'
The Mystery Of The Millionaire Hermit (2019)
bloomberg.com
He spent years scrimping and saving. But without a will, where's his money going?
TGI — *checks notes* — F